2005 FORD FREESTAR Power Trainautomatic Transmissiontorque Converter Problems

After stopping at a traffic light in my 2005 Ford Freestar the vehicle would not go forward. I had to be pushed to the side of the road until a tow truck arrived. However, after the vehicle was towed to my home I discovered that it would go in Reverse with no problem, but when put into Drive would slowly pull forward if on level ground. After speaking with a transmission repair shop I was informed that I had a faulty torque converter and that the 2004-2005 Ford Freestars with this problem were being recalled. Also, my third row seat will not properly latch.

The torque converter output shaft fail, sudden loss of motive power with no warning. Takes too long for the shifts, stay on one shift for too long and wont change shift unless the driver stop accelerating. My vehicle seems to have the torque malfunction.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER DID NOT RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN NOVEMBER 2010, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WITH NO SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2012, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED ONLY THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN 2010, AND NOT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TRANSMISSION.

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE OF VEHICLE LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER REPAIRS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON JANUARY 13, 2013, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT WOULD REGULARLY JERK FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND THEN IT WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD SKIP A CYCLE AND WOULD COMPLETELY STOP. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2013, THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED ON THE PREVIOUS VISIT, AND IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CURRENT PROBLEM.

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. RECALL NOTICE SUBMITTED. *SMD WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED, SHE WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND FORDS POLICY WAS NOT TO REPLACE THE PART, UNTIL IT ACTUALLY FAILED. ONCE IT FAILED, THE DEALER WOULD THEN ORDER THE PART AND IT WOULD TAKE THREE DAYS TO RECEIVE IT. RECALL# 12V006000.

2005 FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT COST $ 2,552.53 TO INSTALL A RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL, STATING HE MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND FOR HIS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE REFUND AND WAS INFORMED THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO COVER THE REPAIR BILL WAS LESS THAN $ 1,500. RECALL # 12V006000

RECEIVED A RECALL 11S25/NHTSA RECALL 12V006000 LAST MARCH AND FORD SEEMS TO BE DRAGGING THEIR FEET. I CONTACTED THEM THREE TIMES AND THEY WAVED ME OFF. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THANK YOU ..UPDATED 09-19-12 *BF

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSING CONTROL OF THE FORWARD MANEUVERING *TGW THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED AND ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, HE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED TWO OWNER NOTIFICATIONS LETTERS. HOWEVER, HE NEVER RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING RECALL # 12V006000. *JB

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY RECALL *TGW

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE (2005 FORD FREESTAR) BEGIN TO JERK AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONSTANTLY DISENGAGING AND REENGAGING. ALSO, THE RPMS WOULD ESCALATE DURING THIS PROBLEM. AFTER ABOUT SIX JERKS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE STILL JERKS. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM WITH A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER READOUT STATED IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR. I LOOKED THE INFORMATION UP ONLINE AND DISCOVERED IT WAS INVOLVED WITH A RECALL. THIS RECALL (#12V006000) WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE A MONTH AGO. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED AND THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 11S25/12V006000 *TGW THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER THAT FAILED PRIOR TO A RECALL BEING ISSUED.

LAST MAY I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY FORD FREESTAR 2005 WHEN I WAS LEAVING A HIGHWAY, I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN ACCELERATED, ONLY TO HEAR THE ENGINE ACCELERATING BUT THE CAR STAYING STILL. IN MARCH 2012 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD COMPANY, WHERE I WAS INFORMED OF A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 11S25/NHTSA RECALL 12V-006. I VISITED TWO AGENCIES TO REPORT THE PROBLEM, IN ONE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND DOING THAT IT WILL COST ME $100.00. IN THE SECOND, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO SATISFIED THE SAFETY RECALL. WHAT CAN I DO?, CAN YOU COULD HELP ME TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM? THANKS. *JB

VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER ON I 95 IN SC DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER. IT WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP, WE RENTED A CAR TO DRIVE HOME TO NC, OVER 350 MILES AWAY. FINALLY AFTER 5 WEEKS, OUR VEHICLE IS NOW READY TO BE PICKED UP. HOWEVER, IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, DUE TO METAL FLAKES IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS EVERY CAR THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE METAL FLAKES. READING THE BLOGS, TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS ARE SAYING THAT THESE METAL FLAKES ARE FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH IS HOUSED IN THE TRANSMISSION. FORD'S RECALL LETTERS WERE NOT SENT IN A TIMELY MANNER, WE HAD ONLY BEEN GONE FOR A WEEK ON A TRIP TO FL AND WHEN WE GOT HOME & PICKED UP THE MAIL, THERE WAS A RECALL LETTER. WE SURELY NEVER WOULD HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE ON A...

ON APR 2, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE RETURNING FROM FL TO OUR HOME IN NC. APPROX. 26 MILES INTO SC HEADING N ON I 95 OUR VAN LOST FORWARD POWER. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, GET A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE THE VAN DELIVERED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. WE RENTED A CAR TO GET HOME (350 MILES AWAY). WE HAD ONLY BEEN GONE FOR A WEEK, WHEN THE MAIL WAS PICKED UP, THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO, FYI, IT SEEMS THAT ALL VANS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THOUGH FORD SAYS THE CONVERTER IS NOT THE CAUSE - YEAH RIGHT...THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PARTS AVAILABLE, OUR VAN WILL BE IN SC FOR OVER A MONTH, AND WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OTHER COSTS, TOWING, CAR...

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY RELATED TO TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CUT OFF AND PROCEEDED TO COAST. SHE MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $ 1,300 TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB

I HAVE NOT YET HAD AN INCIDENT BUT FORD NEEDS TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR! MY 2005 FREESTAR IS A DEATH BUCKET! BECAUSE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM AND RECALL, MY VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER IN A DEADLY SITUATION!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,463.

CAS ASKS THIS LETTER AND THE 92 COMPLAINTS ATTACHED HERETO BE PLACED IN THE DOCKET OF EA09-016 AND THAT FORD BE ORDERED TO RECALL ALL 2004-05 FORD FREESTAR, AND MERCURY MONTEREY VANS FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS.

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED ON 2005 FREESTAR. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 68,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE RPMS STARTED TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SPLINES WERE STRIPPING ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 07/18/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER ABNORMALLY WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, SHAFT AND A PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR ALL COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/26/11

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH TORQUE CONVERTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE TACHOMETER WAS RACING. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE COST TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD BE $1,300.00 *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 09/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,326 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,344.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY A NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE REVVING DECREASED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS DESTINATION. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND NOTIFYING THE FORD MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,154. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TACHOMETER BEGAN TO ACT ERRATIC. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MERGE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SHE MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT OPERATE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INPUT SHAFT TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $3,300. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE FORD MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 07/28/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SPLINES IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. UPDATED 07/30/09

AFTER SEVERAL O2 SENSORS AND PCM'S ON OUR 2005 FREESTAR, THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE VAN. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR JUST DIES. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED FEBRUARY 28, 2008. WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND MADE IT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH INTERSECTION WHEN EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. COASTED TO THE OTHER SIDE AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. RESTARTED THE VAN AND MADE IT ANOTHER 50 FEET BEFORE IT DIED AGAIN. TRIED A THIRD TIME AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. LUCKILY WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP (MCKIE FORD, RAPID CITY, SD). SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PARTS WOULD BE IN SOMETIME ON MONDAY (3/3/2008). THEY COMPLETED THE REPAIR ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TODAY (3/10/2008), THE SAME EXACT ISSUE OCCURRED. CALLED TOW AND LOCAL FORD DEALER. WAITING TO HEAR WHAT FORD HAS TO SAY THIS TIME. DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH FREESTARS THAT HAVE HAD TO SAME ISSUE. EACH HAS A...

TURNED OFF OF HIGHWAY TRIED TO ACCELERATE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING IN ANY GEAR. NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS CAME ON, JUST STOPPED. HAD IT TOWED TURNED OUT TO BE TORQUE CONVERTER COST US $1100 TO FIX. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60K MILES NO WARNING JUST QUIT. *TR

WIFE WAS TAKING KIDS TO KARATE, WENT TO PULL OUT FROM INTERSECTION AND ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, IT WOULD ROLL BUT HAD NO POWER IN ANY GEAR. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT LUCKILY DID NOT. HAD VAN TOWED TO CARSON FORD WHO REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER FOR $1200. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH ONCE IT STOPPED IT WOULD NOT MOVE. ONLY HAS 38500 MI. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS NEW TORQUE CONVERTER FOR ONLY $1200-$1500 AND IT'S OUT OF WARR. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH PROBLEMS. IT'S LESS THAN 3YR OLD BUT 2500MI OVER WARR. NOW I KNOW WHY EVERYBODY IS BUYING FOREIGN CARS. *TR